The Case for a Unified UN Space Agency: Unlocking the Next Era of Exploration

The history of space exploration, from the Cold War space race to the current era of commercialization, has been characterized by national competition and fragmented efforts. While great achievements have been secured by agencies like NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos, this decentralized model is increasingly inefficient and ill-equipped to meet the challenges of humanity’s future in space. The existing United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) performs vital work in regulation and data sharing, but it is fundamentally an administrative body, lacking executive power and independent funding. To accelerate exploration, manage shared risks, and ensure space benefits all of humanity, the United Nations must establish a dedicated, fully-empowered United Nations Space Agency (UNSA), autonomously funded through a global mechanism, such as a modest, imposed income tax.

The Socialist Imperative: Managing AI’s Impact on Labor and the Economy

The rapid ascent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses the most significant challenge to the structure of global labor markets since the Industrial Revolution. While AI promises unprecedented gains in productivity and economic efficiency, its current trajectory—driven by purely capitalist incentives—risks creating a society defined by extreme wealth concentration and mass technological unemployment. Given this existential threat to societal stability and equitable prosperity, it is evident that only a decisive, regulatory, and redistributive socialist approach can effectively manage the transition, ensuring that the benefits of automation are universally shared and that the fundamental human right to work is preserved.